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Poli Sci Asst. Prof. Congress-watcher. Elections junkie. Fan of coffee, running. Swiftie. Breads Bakery and Zabar's enthusiast. JB and AOC in '28. he/him. NYC. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ rsβ‰  e, personal account, views my own.

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I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is.

People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)

12.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 13626 πŸ” 2656 πŸ’¬ 800 πŸ“Œ 260

Note that Platner claims that everyone knows about his negatives from media revelations, but that's not true, making this 2 point lead over Collins meaningless. No one has run a single negative ad against him yet. Collins and the GOP will. Both Mills and Platner can win or lose. #mepolitics

11.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

For real wtf is going on with this ridiculous tax revolt stuff among Dems like Booker, Hochul, and Van Hollen? Makes no economic or political sense

11.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 214 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 4

Mentally preparing myself for the Graham Platner 2028 talk if he defeats Collins and that he'd probably be among the ~10 most likely nominees if he ran.

11.03.2026 04:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Because you sickos love this, here's the updated flip count in legislative seats since the start of Trump's second term, following tonight's Dem win in New Hampshire:

Democrats: 28

Republicans: 0

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

11.03.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 971 πŸ” 335 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 25

The best case scenario for Graham Platner is he'll be a senator in the mode of your dumbest relative, rather than your most racist relative.

09.03.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jordan Wood got rich from his scam PAC. As a political scientist who analyzed it found "98 cents goes to consultants and operational costs. Just pennies reach actual campaigns." #mepolitics data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mother...

09.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

can he avoid @rooster.info

06.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

(I don't mean literally John Stonehouse, but something weird like that.)

06.03.2026 04:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's definite John Stonehouse potential here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_St...

06.03.2026 04:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

you’re correct! I am not qualified to run for US Senate. And yet I am also much more qualified than Graham Platner. If you think I should not run for Senate I would challenge you to explain what Platner has that I do not

05.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 411 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 4

Just yesterday @timmiller.bsky.social was alibying Platner's Reddit posts on the Next Level, but this is apparently beyond the pale πŸ™„

05.03.2026 04:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t think he’s a nazi but he’s a fucking dumbass with very poor judgment and doesnt seem to do much of anything to atone for it

05.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not certain he's a Nazi (more likely than not he isn't), but I am certain he's too dumb to be a senator.

05.03.2026 04:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Given how last minute this was, Dems need to have a team of lawyers go over his petitions.

05.03.2026 01:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sabatos Crystal Ball moves Montana Senate to Likely Republican from Safe Republican

05.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

We've seen House members end their reelection campaigns at just the right moment to ensure their preferred successor faces no serious opposition. Florida R Bill Posey did it in 2024, while Illinois D Chuy Garcia did it in November.

But it's something else to see it at the Senate level.

05.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Are we going to have our first "Some Dude" vs "Some Dude" Senate election? @the-downballot.com

05.03.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

!!! Per local Montana news, Sen Steve Daines has withdrawn his name for re-election, literally minutes before the deadline to do so.

05.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 12

No, for that he needs a deep voice, HS diploma from Hotchkiss, a grandfather who was a world-renowned architect, a business with his mom as his only customer, an "accidental" Nazi tattoo, and embarrassing taste in podcasts.

03.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

basically there are a lot of people who are utterly convinced that "racism" is a cheat code for winning in politics. some of those people are left of center, where being racist is generally frowned upon. and so they spend lots of time trying to find plausibly deniable ways of doing racism

01.03.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 303 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Their adoration of him completely gives away the game. All they care about are a few aesthetic markers of masculinity and a few populist buzzwords. Grow a killer beard, learn to shoot, and say "oligarchy" a bunch and they think you're literally qualified to be a United States senator.

01.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 329 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 3

Platner said he's a long-time fan of THIS show

02.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 441 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 20
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What gives me special insight is that I’m a Military Sexual Assault survivor, and that I was in that documentary about it that he made fun of

01.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 1757 πŸ” 378 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 11

Collins absolutely has a massive trove of Platner dirt ready to go the day after the primary, it's going to be a bloodbath

01.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 663 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 5
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Rivals Assail Dean on Hussein Remark

I remember when the entire political establishmentβ€”Democrats, Republicans, and the pressβ€”savaged Howard Dean after he said that capturing Saddam didn’t make us safer. Of course he was completely right.

Don’t fall for β€œDemocrats think it’s bad the ayatollah is dead!” trolling.

28.02.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Never forget

28.02.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 260 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is one of my pettier impulses but I want the record to reflect just how often this motherfucker said that Kamala Harris was the pro-war candidate in 2024.

28.02.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 5247 πŸ” 973 πŸ’¬ 163 πŸ“Œ 62

THIS is the way. This is the midterm message, right here.

Promise to expose and go after corruption πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

27.02.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0